RGIII and Geno Smith have nearly identical builds. No their throwing motions aren't similar and RGIII has a stronger arm, but not by much.

Geno Smith can scramble effectively, I believe he'll run low 4.6/4.7 at the combine which would put him at the Aaron Rogers/Alex Smith level of mobility in the pros - very good, and both QBs look to throw first instead of running it.

Geno like Robert prefers to do his damage from the pocket with enough mobility to punish defenses when he runs.

Also Geno and Grif ran that hybrid spread in college primarily out of the shotgun. I don't think their on the field games in college are as different as some are making it out to be. The only major distinction is RGIII is a world class athlete and is a threat to go the distance whenever he breaks from the pocket.

They're both highly accurate, both seem to be able to find secondary WRs without much difficulty, both play their best against top competition, both seem to have an innate ability to play the position beyond their physical tools.

The comparison isn't just skin tone.

Maybe there are a few similarities between Smith and RGIII, but they are very different players who played in fairly different offenses.

A large part of RGIII's success at Baylor was due to his running ability. The zone read was a major part of Baylor's offense and RGIII frequently picked up crucial first downs with his legs. In doing so he ran for 732 more yards than Geno Smith last year despite playing for a team with an inferior offensive line.

Yes, both Geno Smith and RGIII play/played in spread offenses, but Baylor's offense relied much more on downfield throws and much less on yards after the catch.

Geno Smith has good mobility and can throw well off the run. He also has arguably superior pocket presence to RGIII and feels the rush better than almost all college QBs. He isn't a dangerous scrambler, however. He ran for -33 yards last year. Most top QB prospects in college football are superior scramblers to Smith. And even if Smith does run a 4.6, which I doubt, he doesn't really use that speed to scramble.

Although, honestly, I am not sure it is really necessary to compare Smith to anyone in the NFL. He plays in a unique offense and has a fairly uncommon skill set. Trying to force comparisons of him to other spread QBs who succeeded in the NFL is only going to make someone look silly.

You have to like this kid. He shows a live arm with plenty of zip and velocity. Also, his ball placement is excellent, and he can hit receivers in stride. While his offense utilizes a lot of spread concepts, most of his throws are NFL caliber. For the most part, Smith goes through his reads and makes good decisions. Most impressive though, while he shows great mobility, he plays with a throw-first mentality and owns the pocket.